Your kit includes two lancets to prick your fingers, which are designed to give you a very small pinprick to start the blood flow. A finger prick doesn’t hurt, however, we do have some tips if you’re worried. Prick the sides of your fingers as the sides of your fingers have fewer nerves and more blood vessels closer to the surface. Also, if you have to use more than one lancet, try alternating which fingers you prick. This prevents one specific finger from becoming sore.

Your results are bespoke to you and therefore confidential. The tests are signed off by our lab manager to ensure we have followed our procedures, and the results are accurate. They are sent directly to the email you provided on the form and the free mobile app. These results are not seen by anyone else. They can be taken to your medical practitioner or nutritional therapist to discuss your results.

We test over 9000 tests at our laboratory every month and are one of the world’s biggest allergy and food intolerance blood testing labs. Our Essential tests only test for common allergies and intolerances to keep the cost low to you.